1927 Duluth Eskimos season

1927 Duluth Eskimos season
OwnerOle Haugsrud
Head coachErnie Nevers
Results
Record1–8
League place11th NFL

The 1927 Duluth Eskimos season was the Eskimos' final season in the NFL. The squad was a "travel team," playing all nine of their games on the road. Coached by Ernie Nevers, the Eskimos finished with a 1–8 record, scoring 68 points while allowing 134.[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 October 9 at Green Bay Packers L 0–20 0–1 City Stadium 4,000 Recap
2 October 23 at Pottsville Maroons W 27–0 1–1 Minersville Park Recap
3 October 30 at Cleveland Bulldogs L 20–21 1–2 Luna Park 12,000 Recap
4 November 6 at New York Giants L 0–21 1–3 Polo Grounds 15,000 Recap
5 November 13 at Providence Steam Roller L 7–13 1–4 Cycledrome 7,500 Recap
6 November 20 at Pottsville Maroons L 0–6 1–5 Minersville Park Recap
7 November 26 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 0–6 1–6 Frankford Stadium Recap
8 December 3 at Cleveland Bulldogs L 0–20 1–7 Luna Park Recap
9 December 11 at Chicago Bears L 14–27 1–8 Wrigley Field 2,500 Recap

Standings

NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Giants 11 1 1 .917 197 20 W9
Green Bay Packers 7 2 1 .778 113 43 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 2 .750 149 98 W2
Cleveland Bulldogs 8 4 1 .667 209 107 W5
Providence Steam Roller 8 5 1 .615 105 88 W3
New York Yankees 7 8 1 .467 142 174 L4
Frankford Yellow Jackets 6 9 3 .400 152 166 L1
Pottsville Maroons 5 8 0 .385 80 163 L1
Chicago Cardinals 3 7 1 .300 69 134 L1
Dayton Triangles 1 6 1 .143 15 57 L4
Duluth Eskimos 1 8 0 .111 68 134 L7
Buffalo Bisons 0 5 0 .000 8 123 L5
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

[2]

References

  1. ^ Duluth Eskimos 1927 Stats, History, Awards and More Archived April 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "NFL History – Team Rosters – 1927 Duluth Eskimos". Archived from the original on March 7, 2006. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
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